Each year, HR leaders are always being asked to look into a crystal ball and predict the future. This year, you don’t have to have a Spidey sense to tell you that a few trends that are surfacing are likely to stick around beyond 2022. By now, we have seen how the coronavirus pandemic has ...
The reality for most of us is, healthcare is a major expense for a lot of people during their working years. And often, it becomes an even more burdensome expense during retirement. That’s why it’s so important to set funds aside for future healthcare costs. And health savings accounts (HSAs) are a great bet ...
Thinking About the Road Ahead: The first quarter of the year is when many people begin to plan out their goals and New Year’s resolutions of what they hope to accomplish the rest of the year. This requires them to reflect on their personal and professional goals, which leads to determining what their priorities ...
Mitigating Financial Risk: In an increasingly online—and thus instantaneous—world, businesses need to digitize processes as much as possible to keep up. Considering the critical importance of paying employees, perhaps no process is as ripe for digitization as payroll. Establishing electronic payment processing for your employees simplifies both your life and theirs, as it allows ...
The Challenge: Owning and operating a small business is incredibly rewarding, but it’s not without its challenges… Small business owners wear many different hats. Often, they play the lead role in many areas that larger companies have entire departments to manage. With so much individual responsibility, it’s easy to get lost in daily ...
AVOIDING THE BIG PHISH: Running a – tight ship – is difficult, but it can be rewarding when you’re able to steer your vessel in the right direction and get to your destination without any issues. But ask anyone who plays an important role in running an organization and ...
The workplace has changed immensely over the last few years. Not only has there been a change in how we work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there – has also been a much greater focus on diversity and inclusion. Although there is still work to be done, many organizations are making strides in advocating for ...
In recent months, the economy has started to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. More jobs are opening up for those who are unemployed, and many people are taking the chance to switch careers, as well. As a company, all of this movement in the workforce can make it increasingly difficult to recruit top ...
The federal government has told tens of thousands of small businesses that it is time to stop – If your business has been claiming the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) for wages paid this year, the much-needed relief is over. The infrastructure bill ends the ERTC for wages paid after September 30, 2021—which is one ...
Digitizing Operations: Technology has been a driving force in the business world, especially in recent years. When the world turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, businesses scrambled to quickly transition to operating remotely, resulting in operation digitization across the globe. Aside from the remote work transition, the focus on high tech has ...